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Voting is Good for Health!
While voting may not seem like a public health issue, research shows a correlation between voter turnout and positive health outcomes. This means that places with higher rates of voters also have higher rates of positive health outcomes, such as overall improved mental and physical health [1]. Alternatively, places with low voter turnout have higher rates of poor self-reported health, and research shows that there is a connection between reported and actual health outcomes [2].
Student Grants Available for EMT Training
Looking for young San Mateo County men of color, ages 18 - 26. Apps due 12/31!
The Emergency Medical Services Corps program of Alameda County is now seeking San Mateo County applicants for its next cohort. The San Mateo County Health is partnering with this nationally-renowned program to train local entry-level emergency medical technicians, remove economic barriers for residents most impacted by health inequities, and increase the diversity of the local medical responder and health workforce. Applications must be submitted by December 31, 2018.
Funding for the First Vision Zero Action Plan in the County
Congrats to Daly City for their newly minted funding from Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to develop the city’s first ever Vision Zero Action Plan! Daly City has an incredible opportunity to improve the lives and neighborhoods of some of the most car-independent commuters in the county. The Action Plan will set the course for city leaders to implement a plan to eliminate traffic deaths in Daly City. The plan is anticipated to be published and adopted in Winter 2019.
The Power of Pathways: Building an Inclusive Health Workforce with EMS Corps
Access to a quality job and financial security play a significant role in living a long and healthy life.i However, San Mateo County’s booming economy leaves many residents out of financial well-being. The majority of San Mateo County’s Latina and African American households do not have enough income to meet their basic needsii and unemployment rates for Latina, African American, and Pacific Islander residents are higher than the County average.iii Read the full EMS Corps Case Study
Healthy Communities in the Making: Highlights from our 2018 Get Healthy SMC Awardees
This year is just running by me, and I can’t believe it is already time to celebrate the progress made so far by our Get Healthy SMC 2018 awardees. Get Healthy SMC is a collaborative that relies on its partners to move forward policies that will prevent diseases and ensure everyone has equitable opportunities to live long and healthy lives. We know that not everyone in our County has the same opportunity to live a healthy life.
Read July Newsletter
Juvenile Hall fees, which fine youth for every day of their incarceration, can saddle San Mateo County families with thousands of dollars in debt. These fines, like traffic fees, undermine low income households’ financial security, which is an important ingredient for health. To address this, Supervisors Canepa and Pine, in partnership with Probation Chief John Keene and Revenue Services and responding to recommendations from the ….
Affordable Housing is a Congestion Mitigation Strategy
The best way to reduce our time commuting to work is to look at where we can afford to live. With increasing housing prices, some San Mateo County residents must move farther away from their jobs and communities and commute back to work. In San Mateo County (SMC), the average resident spends 54% of their income on housing and transportation costs.
Get Healthy SMC is Featured as a Statewide Best Practice!
Check out the new case study that Berkeley Media Studies (BMSG) released this month on the health equity work of Get Healthy San Mateo County. The California Endowment (TCE) recognized GHSMC as a statewide best practice for public health departments to advance health equity in effective ways.
A Focus on Youth Success
Learn more about how CCCS works with youth and families to understand barriers and opportunities for youth success in San Mateo County.
Did you know…..
27% of victims in a collision involving a person walking and biking near these schools are children. Read more about it.
Read the March Newsletter
Supportive Environments for Good Health
Traffic collisions are a public health priority given the related injuries and fatalities that follow, particularly impacting the most vulnerable road users: people walking and biking. Nearly 50% of students who live within a quarter-mile of their schools walk and bike to campus. One in four people walking or biking involved in a collision was under the age of 18.
Did you know….
“1 out of 4 residents struggle with chronic heart disease. What are the earliest strategies we can adopt that actually prevent the root cause of problems from developing?” says Louise Rogers, Chief of the San Mateo County Health System, in this short video.
Let’s Partner Up!
Places where we live, work, play and go to school profoundly shape our health — and places aren’t created equal. Some are filled with amenities while others lack basic infrastructure. Get Healthy San Mateo County (GHSMC) works with local planners and other city staff, policy-makers, and community leaders to build health into our communities, to make the healthy choice the easy choice for everyone in San Mateo County. Yet there is still more work to be done! Connect with us and our partners throughout San Mateo County to help build healthy, equitable communities.
San Mateo County Low-Wage Worker Profile
A key priority of Get Healthy San Mateo County (GHSMC) is a Healthy Economy. A strong local economy builds household financial security for all and promotes everyone’s health. An important aspect of financial security is wages—how much money a person or a family makes at their job(s). For most people, but particularly for low-income people, wages are the only source of income to rely for daily and monthly expenses with a limited cushion of savings and additional wealth to draw from. This makes even small changes in wages critical to a family’s financial security.
Improving LGBTQ student health
Join the School Wellness Alliance for a discussion of how schools can help improve LGBTQ students’ educational attainment and health!
2,362 preventable deaths and injuries
2,362 people have died or been injured while walking or biking in San Mateo County between 2009 and 2013. These people could have been safe if we had healthier streets.